Wood county



(No Model.)

E. ELLIS.

FIRE WOOD DRAG SAW.

No. 263,153. Patented Aug. 22, 1882.

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FIRE-WOOD DRAG-SAW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,153, dated August22, 1882, Application filed Apri128, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. ELLIS, of Washington township, Wood county,Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in food-SawingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sawing-machines; and itconsistsin the combi nation of a suitable braced frame, suitable pivotedlevers, and connecting-rods, whereby the operator is enabled to useboth'hands and feet in operatingthe saw, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective ot'a machine embodying myinvention.

Arepresents two parallel beams, which have their frontends spiked uponthe log which is to be sawed and their rear ends secured to thecross-bar P, which is supported by the legs, Q. These beams have theirfront ends separated by the piece T, which is interposed between them.These beams are braced by the braces B, which extend diagonally upwardat their front ends, and are supported by the uprights- U, and whichbraces B have their rear ends secured to the cross-piece It, placedbetween the legs Q. Pivoted between the frontendsof these braces B isthesuspended lever D,to thelower end ofwhich the'saw F is loosely connectedby the coupling E. Through the upper end of this lever D is made aseriesot' holes, so that the pivot on which the lever swings can bechanged from one to the other, and thus regulate the distance the sawshall be moved at each stroke. Near the center of this lever is anotherseries of holes for the purpose of adjusting the front end of theconnecting-rod G up and down.

The rod also has aseries of holes made through it, so that it can bereadily adjusted according as a longer or shorter stroke of the saw isdesired. The rear end of the rod Gis pivoted to the lever H near itsupper end, which lever is pivoted at S in the frame A, and is providedwith the hand and foot holds I at its ends. Pivoted to this lever H nearits lower end is theconnecting-rod K, which has its rear end pivoted tothe lever L, upon which the seat M and seat-brace O are secured. To theupper end of the lever L are secured the pieces N, which serve as restsfor the back. A person sitting on the seat can use both hands and feetin working the saw back and forth..

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a sawing-machine, thecombination of the seat secured to the pivoted rocking lever L, theconnecting-rods G K, the pivoted lever H, provided with the projectionsI for the hands and feet, and the lever D, pivoted atit-s upper end inthe side timbers, B, and carrying the saw, substantially as shown.

2-. The combination, in a sawing-machine, of the side timbers, B, thelever D, pivoted at its upper end and provided with a series of holesboth at its upper end and center, with the connecting-rod G, having aseries of holes in its front end, levers HL, pivoted in the frame, asdescribed, and rod K, connecting said levers, substantially as setforth.

EDWIN JOHN ELLIS.

